tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post5483565854931620572..comments2024-03-28T20:30:35.448+13:00Comments on Confessions of an Ageing Motorcyclist: Still busy times.......Geoff Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-44443371250097365112018-04-02T13:31:30.259+12:002018-04-02T13:31:30.259+12:00Thanks Karen! The name clearly doesn't refer t...Thanks Karen! The name clearly doesn't refer to me so it will forever be known as "Jennies's and Victoria's boat" with me merely being the unpaid hand who fillets the fish and occasionally gets to drive it. Will post up a pic when we put the name on it in the near future.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-70687255273702922032018-04-02T12:48:24.207+12:002018-04-02T12:48:24.207+12:00Have to agree with Trobairitz ... the boat name wa...Have to agree with Trobairitz ... the boat name was genius.VStar Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634216576989421497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-85933446921514679412018-04-02T10:06:29.322+12:002018-04-02T10:06:29.322+12:00Hi Brad,
I guess that it depends who the Trainee O...Hi Brad,<br />I guess that it depends who the Trainee Observer who suggested it was thinking of in the bed :-) . I shall indeed think of you and curse you every time, haha! Yeah, the lower north island and south island adventure types are a bunch of softies (snigger) but even they'd draw a line avoiding Starbucks, not that we have many of them.<br /><br />Thanks, it's an easy to handle boat just for the two of us and on the first outing, was using about 5.3 litres/hour which is fantastically economical. Seeing as our favourite fishing spot is only 10 minutes from the launch site, we're not going to go broke! Yep, sounds like we both carry a smallish first aid kit and like you, Celox should be pretty handy for trauma. You can cut those pads up too.Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-52981657069777777222018-04-02T09:47:05.740+12:002018-04-02T09:47:05.740+12:00I chuckled at 'bedside manner', not someth...I chuckled at 'bedside manner', not something I'd associate with motorcycling, demeanor maybe, perhaps empathy, roadside manner, or bike side manner? Now you're going to think of me every time you write that on the board, you're welcome. ;)<br />More adventure bikes on the South Island, does that mean they have more Starbucks too? I kid, I kid.<br />I certainly like Jennie's new boat, a nice, modest, small craft, not the water displacing behemoths in the reservoirs around here. The name is spot-on, brilliant! That solitary bay is my new favorite spot.<br />Thanks for the tip on the Celox, I'll look for it around here as I carry a small first aid kit; I really need more of a trauma kit and hope I never need it.<br /><br />Troubadourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567767701065756330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-69439259522286386862018-03-30T07:44:54.580+13:002018-03-30T07:44:54.580+13:00Thanks Sonja! I'm sure you're absolutely r...Thanks Sonja! I'm sure you're absolutely right..... It would be embarrassing to keep count of who catches the most :-( . Same to you and Roland!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-84088619226062605842018-03-30T07:41:07.584+13:002018-03-30T07:41:07.584+13:00Love the boat. Excellent name choice by the way, a...Love the boat. Excellent name choice by the way, and I am sure Jennie will see to it that it serves its purpose to the max. Happy Easter to you and your family, Geoff.SonjaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389245948579828531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-68231649527291183832018-03-28T19:16:53.173+13:002018-03-28T19:16:53.173+13:00I'll paint a couple of wheels on the bottom of...I'll paint a couple of wheels on the bottom of the hull :-P<br />Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-65092425933493693252018-03-28T19:15:15.402+13:002018-03-28T19:15:15.402+13:00Well Andrew, the Waikato has wonderful back roads...Well Andrew, the Waikato has wonderful back roads which are good for both adventure and sports bikes. It's just that I'd look a proper muppet in my silver and black leathers on a BMW or Yamaha tractor ;-)Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-5100128360889722062018-03-28T18:54:36.306+13:002018-03-28T18:54:36.306+13:00Re road conditions vs bike choice - I reckon the N...Re road conditions vs bike choice - I reckon the North Island in general has worse (think East Cape Geoff) sealed roads than the South. South Island gravel is also superior as in some places the gravel roads are well travelled so tend to be wider and smoother.<br /><br />Perhaps the riders from the South of the North Island just have more sense than those up North near that big parking lot called Auckland ;)Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-18244317357418669162018-03-28T18:51:44.569+13:002018-03-28T18:51:44.569+13:00Nice Yamaha, shame about the number of wheels...
...Nice Yamaha, shame about the number of wheels...<br /><br />Everyone needs an Adv bike...Andrew Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00716829007873864871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-87912043095215783422018-03-28T08:41:53.498+13:002018-03-28T08:41:53.498+13:00Hi Brandy!
Hahaha, you've really put me on the...Hi Brandy!<br />Hahaha, you've really put me on the spot :-) . I'd have to say that Jennie is,the really smart one so there's your answer! <br /><br />No doubt Andrew will be here to stir things up shortly but your impeccable logic does have some bearing! The south island in particular has some wonderful dirt roads. So does the north but maybe not as many. The only worry I have is how many of them actually go off road to any extent? Maybe all those dirty Bavarian Tractors on the roads just don't get washed for sheer pose value! Let the stirring begin!!😁Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-62053629072029370902018-03-28T08:23:41.327+13:002018-03-28T08:23:41.327+13:00So-fish-ticated! Awesome name choice. Your daught...So-fish-ticated! Awesome name choice. Your daughter was a little bit genius there - did she get there smarts from you or Jennie?<br /><br />I wonder if the choice of rides from the north and south has anything to do with road availability or road quality? Better roads to the north equate a more sporty ride and more gravel further south begs for more off-road capabilities? I know, there I go being all logical again.......Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-14697967779970156362018-03-28T07:04:06.760+13:002018-03-28T07:04:06.760+13:00Hahaha - don't think so Dave! Would like to ta...Hahaha - don't think so Dave! Would like to take it a bit easier but it's a busy time of the year. Hey, every good wish for the ride mate and I'll be keen to hear how it's going. So will John White!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-41456674960169992172018-03-28T06:59:29.642+13:002018-03-28T06:59:29.642+13:00Hi Steve, Thanks, you'll be happy that I saw t...Hi Steve, Thanks, you'll be happy that I saw the light and bought a Yamaha! Yeah, I could fill up the day quite nicely with fishing and riding if it wasn't for filleting and washing the boat when we get home. Jennie won't do either of those jobs :-( . Yep, one GS and a Crosstourer. The rest are a bit more sporting. The Busa owner really knows how to make it sing!Geoff Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05041523109817248619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-64537453245767468792018-03-27T23:10:38.006+13:002018-03-27T23:10:38.006+13:00Bloody hell, Geoff, you put me to shame with all t...Bloody hell, Geoff, you put me to shame with all that tearing around.....Flyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304812333120293988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341114511830074977.post-44198160787567519772018-03-27T23:01:54.269+13:002018-03-27T23:01:54.269+13:00Great looking boat it looks like a lot of fun. You...Great looking boat it looks like a lot of fun. You live in such a great spot, you could go riding in the morning and then boating in the afternoon.<br /><br />I can see a few tractors and a bus in that first pic....Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160712689280276620noreply@blogger.com